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Louisville Mother Charged After Video Shows Her Hitting 6‑Year‑Old at Gas Station

Video evidence plus witness intervention prompted charges for first‑degree assault along with first‑degree child abuse with bond set at $75,000.

Six Relatives Jailed for 97 Years Over Years-Long Abuse of West Sussex Girl

Santa Fe Man Gets 15 Years for Sexual Abuse of Five Minor Relatives

Mother Who Facilitated Child’s Rape and Her Brother Both Jailed for 15 Years

California Officials Decry Mental-Health Diversion Granted to Ex-Kern County Supervisor

Prosecutor Opens Probe Into Liniers Coach Over Alleged Solicitation of 16-Year-Old Player

Palma Child Sex Abuse Trial Goes to Verdict as Prosecutors Seek Long Terms in Separate Cases

Chincha Court Hands Life Sentence for Sexual Crimes Against Two Minors

Singapore Sets Child Protection Overhaul After Megan Khung Failings

Three Youths Arrested in Sulmona Over Coerced Abuse of 12-Year-Old

Vigo Court Sentences Grandfather to Five Years for Repeated Sexual Abuse of 9-Year-Old

31-Year-Old Man Charged in Singapore With About 30 Child-Abuse Counts

Supreme Court rejects sentence suspension for cardiologist convicted of sexually assaulting daughter

Brazilian Father Arrested for Alleged Year-Long Abuse and Imprisonment of Daughters

German Courts Address Child Sexual Abuse Cases with Appeals and Ongoing Trials

Mariano Rivera and Wife Deny Lawsuit Alleging Child Sex Abuse Cover-Up at Church Events

Florida Parents Arrested After Father Assaults Child Over Couch Cushion